When he stopped him, Emery allegedly said, "I just thought you dropped it off here for me," before escaping into the woods.

But a distinctive lightening tattoo on his face helped deputies find him the next day walking down the street.

"We contacted the jail here in Pottawatomie County to see if they had any people that had been booked into the jail over the years with a tattoo across his face," Undersheriff Palmer said. "We were able to obtain four or five photos of different subjects."

"He actually made a statement to the deputy that he was happy that he got arrested because at least he`ll have three hot meals and a cot for a bed the next few days," the undersheriff said.